UK Mayor
Mayor of Abingdon-on-Thames |
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Coat of arms of Abingdon-on-Thames |
Incumbent Cllr Andy Foulsham
since 2022 |
Term length | One municipal year |
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Formation | 1556 |
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Website | Official website |
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The Mayor of Abingdon-on-Thames is a ceremonial post held by a member of Abingdon-on-Thames Council, elected annually by the council.[1][2]
In 1556, Mary I of England granted a charter establishing a mayor, two bailiffs, twelve chief burgesses and sixteen secondary burgesses, the mayor to be clerk of the market, coroner and a Justice of the Peace. The charter nominated Richard Mayotte as the first Mayor in 1556.[3][4] Originally, the mayor would be elected on the Feast of St. Michael and Archangel on 29 September.[5]
Historical list of mayors
Year | Mayor | Notes | 1556 | Richard Mayotte | | 1557 | William Mathewe | | 1558 | Humfreye Bostocke | | 1559 | Thomas Tonks | | 1560 | James Fyssher | | 1561 | Oliver Hide | | 1562 | Thomas Orpwoode | | 1563 | William Braunche | | 1564 | Richard Smythe | | 1565 | William Blacknoll | | 1566 | James Fyssher | | 1567 | Thomas Smythe | | 1568 | Richard Mayotte | | 1569 | Thomas Orpwoode | | 1570 | Lionell Bostocke | | 1571 | William Braunche | | 1572 | William Blacknoll | | 1573 | Thomas Smythe | | 1574 | Richard Quelche | | 1575 | Thomas Orpwoode | | 1576 | John Chauntrell | | 1577 | Lionell Bostocke | | 1578 | Richard Mayotte | | 1579 | Humfreye Hide/James Fyssher | | 1580 | John Fyssher | | 1581 | William Kysbie | | 1582 | William Braunche | | 1583 | Thomas Smythe | | 1584 | Thomas Mayotte | | 1585 | Pawle Orpwoode | | 1586 | Lionell Bostocke | | 1587 | William Kysbie/Henry Ayres | | 1588 | Humfreye Hide/William Braunche | | 1589 | Thomas Mayotte | | 1590 | William Lee | | 1591 | William Harte | | 1592 | Francis Brooke alias Little | | 1593 | Paull Orpwoode | | 1594 | Lionell Bostocke | | 1595 | Humfrey Hide | | 1596 | Robert Payne | | 1597 | Anthony Tesdale | | 1598 | Francis Brooke alias Little | | 1599 | Christopher Tesdale | | 1600 | Humfrey Hide | | 1601 | William Lee | | 1602 | Robert Payne | | 1603 | John Blacknall | | 1604 | Thomas Orpwoode | | 1605 | Thomas Mayott Jr. | | 1606 | Francis Brooke alias Little | | 1607 | William Lee | | 1608 | Lawrence Stevenson | | 1609 | John Mayott | | 1610 | John Fraunces | | 1611 | Robert Payne | | 1612 | Richard Curtyn | | 1613 | Richard Chicken | | 1614 | Christopher Tesdale | | 1615 | Thomas Orpwood | | 1616 | Thomas Mayott | | 1617 | Francis Little | | 1618 | William Lee | | 1619 | Lawrence Stevenson | | 1620 | John Mayott | | 1621 | Robert Payne | | 1622 | Richard Curtyn | | 1623 | Richard Chicken | | 1624 | Christopher Tesdale | | 1625 | Thomas Clempson | | 1626 | Richard Curtyn | | 1627 | John Mayott | | 1628 | John Bradford | | 1629 | William Lee | | 1630 | John Payne | | 1631 | Richard Chicken | | 1632 | John Teasdale | | 1633 | John Hawe | | 1634 | Benjamin Tesdale | | 1635 | Richard Barton | | 1636 | Edmund Franklyn | | 1637 | Benjamin Tesdale | | 1638 | William Castell | | 1639 | John Mayott | | 1640 | Robert Mayott | | 1641 | Edmund Franklyn | | 1642 | Joshua Tesdale | | 1643 | Edmund Franklyn/John Mayott | | 1644 | Richard Barton | | 1645 | Henry Langlie/William Castell/Thomas Steede | | 1646 | James Curten | | 1647 | Richard Cheyney | | 1648 | John Tesdale | | 1649 | William Wicks | | 1650 | Francis Payne | | 1651 | John Mayott | | 1652 | John Boulter | | 1653 | Henry Langlie | | 1654 | John Hanson | | 1655 | John Hanson | | 1656 | John Bolter | | 1657 | James Curten | | 1658 | Francis Paine | | 1659 | John Mayott | | 1660 | Thomas Paine | | 1661 | Edmond Franklyn | | 1662 | Edward Bond | | 1663 | William Cheyney | | 1664 | Jonathan Hawe | | 1665 | James Curten | | 1666 | William Cheyney | | 1667 | John Wichlowe | | 1668 | Thomas Hulcotts | | 1669 | Simon Hawkins | | 1670 | William Cheyney | | 1671 | James Curten | | 1672 | John Claxon | | 1673 | Simon Hawkins | | 1674 | William Cheyney Jr. | | 1675 | John Payne | | 1676 | William Cheyney | | 1677 | Robert Sellwood | | 1678 | John Payne | | 1679 | Robert Blackaller | | 1680 | Robert Sellwood | | 1681 | George Winchurst | | 1682 | William Foster | | 1683 | William Hawkins | | 1684 | Thomas Hulcotts | | 1685 | William Foster | | 1686 | John Saunders | | 1687 | William Foster/James Corderoy | | 1688 | William Foster/William Hawkins | | 1689 | James Corderoy | | 1690 | Robert Sellwood | | 1691 | William Hawkins | | 1692 | Robert Blackaller | | 1693 | George Drew | | 1694 | James Curten | | 1695 | John Payne | | 1696 | Robert Blackaller | | 1697 | John Sellwood | | 1698 | James Curten | | 1699 | James Curten | | 1700 | John Sellwood | | 1701 | John Spinage | | 1702 | Robert Sellwood | | 1703 | John Sellwood | | 1704 | Joseph Spinage | | 1705 | Michael Rawlins | | 1706 | Richard Ely | | 1707 | John Sellwood | | 1708 | John Spinage | | 1709 | Thomas King | | 1710 | Michael Rawlins | | 1711 | John Spinage | | 1712 | Mark Hawkins | | 1713 | William Dunn | | 1714 | Clement Sexton | | 1715 | Thomas Simes | | 1716 | Matthew Hart | | 1717 | William Philipson | | 1718 | Thomas Prince | | 1719 | William Tudor | | 1720 | William Philipson | | 1721 | Clement Sexton | | 1722 | John Fludyer | | 1723 | William Philipson | | 1724 | Clement Sexton | | 1725 | James Saunders | | 1726 | William Wells | | 1727 | James Saunders/William Philipson/John Fludyer | | 1728 | Matthew Anderson | | 1729 | William Dunn | | 1730 | Edward Saxton | | 1731 | Thomas Read | | 1732 | Edward Spinage | | 1733 | Josepeh Stockwell | | 1734 | Thomas Cullerne | | 1735 | Matthew Anderson | | 1736 | John Spinage | | 1737 | William Yateman | | 1738 | Thomas Cullerne | | 1739 | James Saunders | | 1740 | Edward Spinage | | 1741 | John Spinage | | 1742 | Richard Rose | | 1743 | Charles Cox | | 1744 | John Eldridge | | 1745 | Richard Rose | | 1746 | Matthew Anderson | | 1747 | John Eldridge | | 1748 | John Crossley | | 1749 | Richard Rose | | 1750 | Bernard Bedwell | | 1751 | Richard Beasley | | 1752 | Richard Rose | | 1753 | Thomas Justice | | 1754 | Henry Harding | | 1755 | Richard Rose | | 1756 | John Eldridge | | 1757 | Thomas Cullerne | | 1758 | Henry Harding | | 1759 | George Knapp Sr. | | 1760 | Henry Harding | | 1761 | John Nash | | 1762 | Thomas Prince | | 1763 | William Hawkins | | 1764 | Richard Rose | | 1765 | Joseph Penn | | 1766 | William Hawkins | | 1767 | George Knapp Sr. | | 1768 | Richard Rose | | 1769 | Edward Bagger | | 1770 | Richard Beesley | | 1771 | Richard Saunders | | 1772 | Richard Rose | | 1773 | William Stevens | | 1774 | John Payne | | 1775 | Richard Rose | | 1776 | Richard Saunders | | 1777 | William Hawkins | | 1778 | William Eldridge | | 1779 | John Harding | | 1780 | James Powell | | 1781 | William Allder | | 1782 | James Penn | | 1783 | John Bedwell | | 1784 | James Penn | | 1785 | George Hawkins | | 1786 | William Bowles | | 1787 | Edward Yates | | 1788 | Bartholomew Bradfield | | 1789 | James Powell | | 1790 | John Bedwell | | 1791 | Edward Child | | 1792 | George Knapp Jr. | | 1793 | James Smallbone | | 1794 | Henry Knapp/William Allder | | 1795 | William Eldridge | | 1796 | Edward Child | | 1797 | George Knapp Jr. | | 1798 | William Allder | | 1799 | George Knapp Jr. | | | Year | Mayor | Notes | 1800 | Thomas Knight | | 1801 | Edward Child | | 1802 | William Allder | | 1803 | Thomas Knight Jr. | | 1804 | Henry Harding | | 1805 | Henry Knapp | | 1806 | Thomas Knight | | 1807 | George Knapp Jr. | | 1808 | Thomas Knight | | 1809 | Thomas Goodall | | 1810 | Thomas Knight | | 1811 | John Francis Spenlove | | 1812 | Thomas Knight | | 1813 | Henry Knapp | | 1814 | Samuel Cripps | | 1815 | Thomas Knight | | 1816 | James Cole | | 1817 | Thomas West | | 1818 | James Cole | | 1819 | Thomas Knight | | 1820 | Thomas Baker | | 1821 | John Francis Spenlove | | 1822 | James Cole | | 1823 | Thomas Knight | | 1824 | William Bowles | | 1825 | James Cole | | 1826 | William Doe Belcher | | 1827 | Thomas Knight | | 1828 | Charles King | | 1829 | James Cole | | 1830 | John Vindin Collingwood | | 1831 | Thomas Knight | | 1832 | John Francis Spenlove | | 1833 | James Cole | | 1834 | Benjamin Collingwood | | 1835 | William Doe Belcher | | 1836 | Charles King | | 1837 | John Harris | | 1838 | William Graham | | 1839 | William Doe Belcher | | 1840 | John Tomkins | | 1841 | Richard Badcock | | 1842 | John Hyde Jr. | | 1843 | John Harris | | 1844 | William Doe Belcher | | 1845 | Edwin James Trendell | | 1846 | Benjamin Collingwood | | 1847 | Charles Payne | | 1848 | William Graham | | 1849 | John Tomkins | | 1850 | John Hyde Jr. | | 1851 | Edwin James Trendell | | 1852 | Edwin James Trendell | | 1853 | William Doe Belcher | | 1854 | John Tomkins | | 1855 | William Doe Belcher | | 1856 | William Pemberton/John Tomkins | | 1857 | William Ballard | | 1858 | Edwin James Trendell | | 1859 | Edwin James Trendell | | 1860 | Edwin Payne | | 1861 | John Hyde Jr. | | 1862 | Richard Badcock | | 1863 | Bromley Challenor | | 1864 | Charles Payne | | 1865 | John Hyde Jr. | | 1866 | William Ballard | | 1867 | Edwin Payne | | 1868 | Edwin Payne | | 1869 | John Creemer Clarke | | 1870 | William Ballard | | 1871 | John Tomkins | | 1872 | John Tomkins | | 1873 | John Kent | | 1874 | John Thornhill Morland | | 1875 | John Thornhill Morland | | 1876 | Edwin Payne | | 1877 | John Tomkins | | 1878 | William Ballard | | 1879 | William Ballard | | 1880 | John Townsend | | 1881 | Edward Leader Shepherd | | 1882 | Edwin Payne | | 1883 | William Ballard | | 1884 | John Heber Clarke | | 1885 | John Thornhill Morland | | 1886 | John Tomkins | | 1887 | Edward Leader Shepherd | | 1888 | Edward Leader Shepherd | | 1889 | Thomas Townsend | | 1890 | John Tomkins | | 1891 | John Heber Clarke | | 1892 | Edward Morland | | 1893 | Edward Morland | | 1894 | Edward John Harris/John Heber Clarke | | 1895 | Edward John Harris | | 1896 | Charles Alfred Pryce | | 1897 | Thomas Townsend | | 1898 | Alfred Henry Simpson | | 1899 | John Thornhill Morland | | 1900 | John Thornhill Morland | | 1901 | John Thornhill Morland | | 1902 | Edward John Harris | | 1903 | John George Timothy West | | 1904 | Edward Leader Shepherd | | 1905 | William Brewer | | 1906 | John Ernest Alfred Cottrell | | 1907 | Edward John Harris | | 1908 | Harry Septimus Challenor | | 1909 | Arthur Edwin Preston | | 1910 | Arthur Edwin Preston | | 1911 | Arthur Edwin Preston | | 1912 | William Legge | | 1913 | Alex Walter Morland | | 1914 | Alex Walter Morland | | 1915 | Harry Thomas Clarke | | 1916 | Harry Thomas Clarke | | 1917 | Harry Septimus Challenor | | 1918 | Harry Septimus Challenor | | 1919 | Robert West Langford | | 1920 | Robert West Langford | | 1921 | Claude Rippon | | 1922 | Claude Rippon | | 1923 | Claude Rippon | | 1924 | John Dennis Godfrey | | 1925 | John Dennis Godfrey | | 1926 | John Dennis Godfrey | | 1927 | Archibald Bradfield Woodley | | 1928 | Archibald Bradfield Woodley | | 1929 | Frederick Gibson | [6] | 1930 | Frederick Gibson | | 1931 | Frederick Gibson | | 1932 | Albert Ernest Tombs | | 1933 | Albert Ernest Tombs | | 1934 | Albert Ernest Tombs | | 1935 | Albert Ernest Tombs | | 1936 | Albert Ernest Tombs | | 1937 | Arthur Meredith Wilson-Green | | 1938 | Arthur Meredith Wilson-Green | | 1939 | Arthur Meredith Wilson-Green | | 1940 | John Lacey West | | 1941 | John Lacey West | | 1942 | John Lyttleton Etty | | 1943 | John Lyttleton Etty | | 1944 | John Lyttleton Etty | | 1945 | Fred Stimpson | | 1946 | Fred Stimpson | | 1947 | Fred Stimpson | | 1948 | Fred Stimpson | | 1949 | Henry Booth | | 1950 | Agnes Leonora Challenor | | 1951 | Herbert George Mullard | | 1952 | Herbert George Mullard | | 1953 | Percy Holmes | | 1954 | Gerald Fitzgerald O'Connor | | 1955 | Harry James Polley | | 1956 | Cyril Gordon Stowe | | 1957 | Clement George Barber | | 1958 | Charles Edwin Gostling | | 1959 | Ernest Edward Sparkes | | 1960 | Constance May Cox | | 1961 | Bertram George Burrett | | 1962 | James Stewart Candy | | 1963 | Joseph Henry Stanley | | 1964 | Arthur Williams | | 1965 | Percy Lambert | | 1966 | John Jones | | 1967 | Reginald Alfred Rogers | | 1968 | Leslie Reginald Steggles | | 1969 | Samuel Jones | | 1970 | Harold Joseph Paxton | | 1971 | Joan Gladys Harcourt-Norris | | 1972 | Michael William Matthews | | 1973 | Harold Peter Merritt | | 1974 | Edward Raymond Staniland | | 1975 | William Liversidge | | 1976 | Ronald Riegelhult | | 1977 | Peter Thatcher | | 1978 | Ewart Hemmings | | 1979 | Pamela Walker | | 1980 | Nigel Trippett | | 1981 | Ada Dyson | | 1982 | Brian Jones | | 1983 | George Lewis | | 1984 | Wng Cdr James Blyth | | 1985 | Judith Vause | | 1986 | George Aird | | 1987 | Peter Spooner | | 1988 | Janet Morgan | | 1989 | Marilyn Badcock | | 1990 | Charles Michael Badcock | | 1991 | Maureen Varju | | 1992 | William Wivell | | 1993 | Rhoda 'Sue' Crane | | 1994 | Dr Colin Kemp | | 1995 | Dr James Alastair Halliday | | 1996 | Dr Vernon Spencer Butt | | 1997 | Julie Mayhew-Archer | | 1998 | Jeanette Rickus-Prosser | | 1999 | Audrey Mary Hasnip | | 2000 | Lesley Legge | | 2001 | David Allinson | | 2002 | Audrey Tamplin | | 2003 | Hilary Green | | 2004 | Keith George Hasnip | | 2005 | Alison Rooke | | 2006 | Peter Green | | 2007 | Lorraine Oates | | 2008 | Patrick Lonergan | | 2009 | Patricia Mary Hobby | | 2010 | Duncan Brown | | 2011 | Charles Michael Badcock | | 2012 | Monica Mary Lovatt | | 2013 | Samantha Bowring | | 2014 | Angela Lawrence | | 2015 | Helen Pighills | | 2016 | Alice Badcock | | 2017 | Janet Morter | | 2018 | Margaret Crick | | 2019 | Charlie Birks | | 2020 | Charlie Birks | | 2021 | Cheryl Briggs | | 2022 | Andy Foulsham | | |
References
- ^ "Your Mayor". Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Mayor of Abingdon on Thames". Oxfordshire County Council. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "List of mayors". Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ Hoiberg, Dale H (2010). Abingdon. Encyclopædia Britannica edition 15. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.
- ^ Townsend, James (1910). A History of Abingdon. Henry Frowde London. pp. 107–109.
- ^ "Abingdon". Reading Standard. 16 November 1929. Retrieved 30 November 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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